10TH ANNUAL HAUNTED FOREST: Mountain Empire Community College Oct. 14-31, every Friday and Saturday, 7-11 p.m. $5 per person with proceeds funding scholarships for students helping with the event and the John Martin Memorial Scholarship. Visitors seeking a good scare will be able to venture into the forest surrounding the college. Not recommended for very small children. (276) 523-2400, extension 301 or mpotter@me.vccs.edu.

THE HAUNTING OF KRONE HOUSE: Volunteer Parkway, Thunder Valley Campground, Oct. 13-16, 20-23, 27-31, (Halloween night) 7 p.m.-10 p.m. (11 p.m. on weekends). Krone House is a fun, inter-active haunted attraction using spooky atmosphere, lighting, sound and live actors. Not recommended to children under eight years old. Ride the War Wizard Monster Ride Truck. 10% of all sales goes to Make-A-Wish of East Tennessee. $8 for Haunted House; $5 Monster Trucks and $10 for both. Advance tickets available at Celebrate in Johnson City. Check out www.KroneHouse.net for coupons! Group rates available, (423) 967-2134, or e-mail: kronehouse@aol.com.

ROCKY HORROR SHOW: At Theatre Bristol October 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 and 31 at 8 p.m. Not recommended for children under age 13, and parental guidance is
encouraged. For more information, call Theatre Bristol at (423) 968-4977.

THE HAUNTED FORT: Oct. 15, 3-6 p.m. Drama Club from Roan Mountain’s Cloudland High School will present an entertaining, but not too scary, Halloween adventure. Small donation will be requested.

SCARY STORIES: Broad St., Extension, Carter Mansion. Meet in the cemetery beside the oldest wood frame house in Tennessee, Oct. 27, 7:30-9 p.m. Strange things happen around the time of All Hallows Eve, especially in a graveyard. Tales of woe and terror, the weird and macabre, with a touch of wit thrown in for good measure presented by Rodie Jane Meadows and The ETSU Storytellers, (423) 543-5808.

FAMILY BLUEGRASS: Oct. 29, Halloween party with costume contest, flatfooting contest, corn shucking, bobbing for apples, trophies, ribbons and treats for the children.

JOHNSON CITY

JOHNSON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Jones Meeting Room, Oct. 13, 4 p.m. 2-5 grades are invited to hear a reading of Witches by Roald Dahl and other fun Halloween stories. Children will also make an origami craft to take home; Oct. 20, Meet Dewey program will feature scary stories for Halloween. Sponsored by Youth Services Department, (423) 434-4458, www.jcpl.net or e-mail: youth@jcpl.net.

HAUNTED MUSEUM: 315 E. Main St., Hands On Regional Museum, Oct. 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m. There will be games and prizes for all ages. Race your friend to see who can wrap a mummy faster, paint a witch or a goblin, feel a dragon’s eyeball, walk through a haunted garden and hear spooky tales. Tickets: $5 per person, members, $1, children 2 and under free, (423) 434-4263 or www.handsonmuseum.org.

THE HAUNTED TOMB: The Tri-Cities scariest home haunt. A maze of terror that twists and turns you into the depths of your worst fears. Admission is FREE and we guarantee plenty of scares. We will be taking canned food donations for Second Harvest Food Bank, but do not require them for entry. The Haunted Tomb is located on Willow Street across from Borden Park in Kingsport. Operating dates are October 28, 29, & 31st only. For more information visit www.thehauntedtomb.com

WITCHES WYND: Exchange Place, Oct. 28-29, 8 p.m. The audience "wynds" among historic log buildings to hear professional storytellers relate legends and lore. Tickets: $6 per person and must be reserved. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (423) 288-6071.

CREEPY CLASSIC & THE HAPPY DAYS HALLOWEEN HOP: Parking lot beside Carolina Pottery, Oct. 29, 1st annual Creepy Classic Car Show. All classic cars (20 years and older) welcome with registration between 2-4 p.m., (423) 288-9722; Trunk or Treat: All car show entries are encouraged to be in costume and/or bring candy and treats. Children attending the show will be allowed to "trick-or-treat" from car-to-car on display; Halloween Hop: the Red Room, $5 per person, Award winning Good Times Barbeque with costume contest with prizes. Dance music from ‘50’s, and 60’s, Beach music and more provided by DJ Wayne Smith, (423) 323-3770.

MARION

HALLOWEEN MADNESS: Downtown, Oct. 29, 10-11 a.m. Trick-or-Treat with participating merchants for all kids 12 and under in costume accompanied by an adult.

HALLOWS AT THE GALLOWS: Rogersville Arts Council, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. 2nd annual Murder Mystery dinner with ghoulie gangs in a territorial war over souls. Each guest of the dinner will receive a packet, prior to the event with his/her characters information and props. Guests, dressed as their character, will be treated to a meal while trying to solve the mystery. Dinner is catered by Marty Beets of the Pig and Chick Restaurant. Reservations: $50 per person, (423) 733-9872. Proceeds from the dinner will go to fund the Arts Council "Artists in the Schools’ program.